Information for record number MWA5560:
Findspot - Roman metal finds from Bidford on Avon

Summary Findspot - various finds of Roman date, including coins, brooches and rings, were found south of Stratford Road, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Roman 1st or 2nd century sestertius. Features of face gone.
2 Find made with a metal detector in 1988: Coin of Constantius I and an AE 3/4 unidentified.
3 Find made with a metal detector in 1988: Clasp end of a bow brooch, knobbed at end.
4 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin possibly of Constantine from the 3rd to 4th century.
5 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Brooch of the Polden Hill type from the 1st century.
6 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin, Sestertius of the 2nd century and ornamental strip.
7 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin of Maximinianus (306-307).
8 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Coin of Claudius II (268-270) and coin of Carausius (287-293).
9 Finds made with a metal detector in 1989: Pinhead in a shape of a female.
10 Find made with a metal detector in 1989: Unidentified coin of the 1st/2nd century.
11 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990: Brooch of the Polden Hill type from the 1st century and brooch of the Trumpet type from the 1st to 2nd century
12 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990: Fitting and fragment of brooch of unidentified type.
13 Find made with a metal detector in 1990 at SP108512: An acorn decorative mount and another ornamental mount, both possibly Roman.
14 Finds made with a metal detector in 1990: Brooch, very corroded, possibly Langton Down type and decorated pin.
15 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Polden Hill brooch of the 1st century.
16 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of Constantine I (335-337).
17 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of Crispus Caesar (321-324).
18 Finds made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of no definite identification, coin of Constantine of the 4th century and brooch of Polden Hill type from the 1st century.
19 Find made with a metal detector in 1991: Coin of Constantius II (353-365).
20 Finds made with a metal detector in 1992: Two bronze finger rings, one with intertwined leaf decoration, the other with two white dots set against red enamelling.
21 Find made with a metal detector in 1992: Bronze ornamental spike or nail, possibly a hair-pin. Probably Roman. Illustration mentioned on enquiry form which is missing.
22 Find made with a metal detector in 1992: A Roman silver spoon at 'Tower Hill Right track'.
23 Find made in 1992 at 'Tower Hill, right side top end'. A 1st Century Roman Republican denarius.
24 Find made in 1993: A coin of Trajan (98-117).
25 Two ornamental studs were found in 1989 at SP108521.
26 A Polden Hill type brooch and the head of a Trumpet type brooch were found in 1990 at SP10655210.
 
Sources
Source No: 10
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1807
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Date: 1989
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Volume/Sheet: 1807
   
Source No: 24
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2754
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2754
   
Source No: 21
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2475
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2475
   
Source No: 20
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2470
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1992
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Source No: 22
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2667
Author/originator: Bond E
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2667
   
Source No: 23
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2668
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2668
   
Source No: 26
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1993
Author/originator: Wise
Date: 1990
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Source No: 15
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2292
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1991
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Volume/Sheet: 2292
   
Source No: 14
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2106
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Date: 1990
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Volume/Sheet: 2106
   
Source No: 13
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2091
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2091
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 578
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 578
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1704
Author/originator: Seaby
Date: 1989
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Source No: 25
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1739
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1989
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Volume/Sheet: 1739
   
Source No: 9
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1734
Author/originator: Wise
Date: 1989
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1703
Author/originator: Seaby
Date: 1989
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Source No: 19
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2318
Author/originator: P.Wise
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2318
   
Source No: 18
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2308
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2308
   
Source No: 17
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2305
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1991
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Source No: 16
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2445
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Date: 1991
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Volume/Sheet: 2445
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1594
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1988
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1673
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Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1673
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1308
Author/originator: WM/Seaby
Date: 1989
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1447
Author/originator: Wise/Seaby
Date: 1989
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1462
Author/originator: Wise/Seaby
Date: 1989
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Source No: 12
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1542
Author/originator: Wise/Seaby
Date: 1990
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Glossary

 
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back

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